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Re: the whole truth and nothing but the truth
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Fri, 8 Jun 2001 18:08:48 GMT
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Oh, hey, I just went back and checked this one. Thanks for such a quick
granting of my wish!
Bruce
In lugnet.lego.direct, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> From the Pirates standpoint, anything is better than nothing. It would have
> been nice if the last pirates minifig pack came out along with this (that
> poor Armada Flagship is pretty thinly manned). Personally, I'd like to see
> a "Greatest Lego Sets Ever" line rather than what is being termed as
> "Classic", but I'll applaud a move in this direction, nevertheless.
>
> Bruce
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> In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> > Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
> >
> > We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> > Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); two
> > Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> > Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
> >
> > All of these items will be available exclusively through LEGO Shop At Home
> > in North America and Europe (with the exception of Germany, where they will
> > also be available at some retail locations). We will begin taking advance
> > orders for these classic sets in July for delivery in early September.
> >
> > The sets will be produced this summer and will have new packaging and set
> > numbers (that is, they are not old inventory that was just sitting around,
> > as some have suggested); they will be offered at or extremely close to their
> > original retail prices. In case you are wondering, these particular sets
> > were selected because as relatively recent (i.e. the last three years or so
> > for the most part) sets, the molds used for them are still available and
> > other production requirements could be met. We know that there is still
> > interest in items of this kind and we hope to bring back more classic items
> > in the future.
> >
> > By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
> > since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
> > to get out of me for now....)
> >
> > I hope this clears up all that pesky speculation (and in a good way, I might
> > add).
> >
> > Play Well,
> >
> > -- Brad
> >
> > Brad Justus
> > Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
> >
> > Oh, yeah, one last thing: Bionicle launches tomorrow in North America -- and
> > LEGO Shop At Home has it first! You can order all the Toas, Turaga, and
> > masks now at LEGO.com; we'll start shipping them first thing in the morning.
> > (Because we're launching a bit early, our initial supplies are somewhat
> > limited, so if you want them now, you know what to do.)
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| From the Pirates standpoint, anything is better than nothing. It would have been nice if the last pirates minifig pack came out along with this (that poor Armada Flagship is pretty thinly manned). Personally, I'd like to see a "Greatest Lego Sets (...) (23 years ago, 22-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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